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Congdon House David Potter and Timothy Dean 1773

Congdon House David Potter and Timothy Dean 1773 is a Rhode Island historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1936.

North Kingstown · location approximate

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1780 · An accurate map of Rhode Island, part of Connecticut and Massachusets, shewing Admiral… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1797 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1800 · The state of Rhode Island (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1816 · Rhode Island (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1822 · Map Of Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Rhode Island, 1797, covering the location of Congdon House David Potter and Timothy Dean 1773, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Rhode Island, 1797, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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